# René-Lévesque

René-Lévesque is a provincial electoral district in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada, which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipalities of Baie-Comeau, Forestville and Pointe-Lebel as well as the reserve of Pessamit.
It was created for the 1948 election under the name Saguenay from part of the former Charlevoix–Saguenay electoral district. The predecessor to Charlevoix-Saguenay (before 1912) was Chicoutimi-Saguenay. Despite its former name, the district has not included the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region since at least the 1994 election.
It was renamed René-Lévesque for the 2003 election, after former Quebec Premier René Lévesque, although its territory was unchanged. It remained unchanged after the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map.

## Members of the National Assembly

| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| Saguenay Riding created from Charlevoix—Saguenay |||||
| 23rd | 1948–1952 | Pierre Ouellet | Union Nationale |
| 24th | 1952–1956 | Pierre Ouellet | Union Nationale |
| 25th | 1956–1960 | Pierre Ouellet | Union Nationale |
| 26th | 1960–1962 | Lucien Belanger | Liberal |
| 27th | 1962–1963 | Rodrigue Thibault | Liberal |
| 27th | 1964–1966 | Pierre-Willie Maltais | Liberal |
| 28th | 1966–1970 | Pierre-Willie Maltais | Liberal |
| 29th | 1970–1973 | Lucien Lessard | Parti Québécois |
| 30th | 1973–1976 | Lucien Lessard | Parti Québécois |
| 31st | 1976–1981 | Lucien Lessard | Parti Québécois |
| 32nd | 1981–1982 | Lucien Lessard | Parti Québécois |
| 32nd | 1983–1985 | Ghislain Maltais | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1985–1989 | Ghislain Maltais | Liberal |
| 34th | 1989–1994 | Ghislain Maltais | Liberal |
| 35th | 1994–1998 | Gabriel-Yvan Gagnon | Parti Québécois |
| 36th | 1998–2001 | Gabriel-Yvan Gagnon | Parti Québécois |
| 36th | 2002–2003 | François Corriveau | Action démocratique |
| René-Lévesque |||||
| 37th | 2003–2007 | Marjolain Dufour | Parti Québécois |
| 38th | 2007–2008 | Marjolain Dufour | Parti Québécois |
| 39th | 2008–2012 | Marjolain Dufour | Parti Québécois |
| 40th | 2012–2014 | Marjolain Dufour | Parti Québécois |
| 41st | 2014–2015 | Marjolain Dufour | Parti Québécois |
| 41st | 2015–2018 | Martin Ouellet | Parti Québécois |
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Martin Ouellet | Parti Québécois |
| 43rd | 2022–Present | Yves Montigny | Coalition Avenir Québec |

## Election results
### René-Lévesque, 2001 - present

vte2022 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Yves Montigny | 11,377 | 58.92 | +25.21 |
| | Parti Québécois | Jeff Dufour Tremblay | 4,087 | 21.17 | –21.05 |
| | Conservative | Marie-Renée Raymond | 1,955 | 10.12 | +9.06 |
| | Québec solidaire | Audrey Givern-Héroux | 1,459 | 7.56 | –2.65 |
| | Liberal | Marc Duperron | 307 | 1.59 | –11.20 |
| | Climat Québec | Richard Delisle | 82 | 0.42 | New |
| | Independent | (Philippe) Gilles Babin | 42 | 0.22 | New |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,309 | 99.02 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 192 | 0.98 | –0.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,501 | 59.93 | +1.18 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 32,540 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Swing | Swing | +23.13 |
| Source: Élections Québec |||||||
vte2018 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Martin Ouellet | 8,055 | 42.22 | -6.77 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | André Desrosiers | 6,432 | 33.71 | +28.14 |
| | Liberal | Jonathan Lapointe | 2,440 | 12.79 | -26.22 |
| | Québec solidaire | Sandrine Bourque | 1,948 | 10.21 | +5.33 |
| | Conservative | Eric Barnabé | 204 | 1.07 | +0.19 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,079 | 98.57 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 277 | 1.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,356 | 58.75 | +19.16 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 32,944 |
| | Parti Québécois hold | Parti Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | -17.45 |
| Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec. |||||||
Quebec provincial by-election, 9 November 2015 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Martin Ouellet | 6,546 | 48.99 | -6.01 |
| | Liberal | Karine Otis | 5,213 | 39.01 | +17.24 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Dave Savard | 744 | 5.57 | -10.15 |
| | Québec solidaire | Claire Du Sablon | 652 | 4.88 | -1.59 |
| | Conservative | Eric Sirois | 118 | 0.88 | – |
| | Option nationale | Yan Rivard | 90 | 0.67 | -0.36 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,363 | 99.24 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 102 | 0.76 | -1.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,465 | 39.59 | -19.77 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 34,008 |
| | Parti Québécois hold | Parti Québécois hold | Swing | Swing | -11.63 |
By-election required due to the resignation of Marjolain Dufour, for health reasons.
2014 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Parti Québécois | Marjolain Dufour | 11,029 | 55.00 |
| | Liberal | Michel Levesque | 4,366 | 21.77 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Marie-Christine Fortin-Morand | 3,152 | 15.72 |
| | Québec solidaire | Marie-Pierre Clavette | 1,297 | 6.47 |
| | Option nationale | Nicolas Boivin Ringuette | 207 | 1.03 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,051 | 98.02 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 404 | 1.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,455 | 59.36 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 34,459 | – |
2012 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Marjolain Dufour | 13,634 | 59.68 | +1.25 |
| | Liberal | Pascal Chouinard | 4,160 | 18.21 | -8.33 |
| | Coalition Avenir Québec | Dereck Blouin-Perry | 3,643 | 15.95 | +3.72* |
| | Québec solidaire | Julie Gonthier-Brazeau | 892 | 3.90 | +1.10 |
| | Option nationale | Maxime Cantin | 517 | 2.26 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,846 | 99.11 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 204 | 0.89 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,050 | 66.67 | +12.24 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 34,575 | – | – |
* Result compared to Action démocratique
2008 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Marjolain Dufour | 10,748 | 58.43 | +6.65 |
| | Liberal | Patrick Sullivan | 4,882 | 26.54 | +10.69 |
| | Action démocratique | Louis-Olivier Minville | 2,250 | 12.23 | -16.05 |
| | Québec solidaire | Stéphane Lessard | 516 | 2.80 | +0.99 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,396 | 98.79 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 225 | 1.21 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,621 | 54.43 | -14.18 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 34,213 | – | – |
2007 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Marjolain Dufour | 12,160 | 51.78 | +10.92 |
| | Action démocratique | André Desrosiers | 6,642 | 28.28 | -5.13 |
| | Liberal | François Désy | 3,723 | 15.85 | -7.84 |
| | Green | Styves Griffith | 533 | 2.27 | – |
| | Québec solidaire | Mylène Lapierre | 426 | 1.81 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,484 | 99.27 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 173 | 0.73 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,657 | 68.61 | +5.54 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 34,480 | – | – |
2003 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | Marjolain Dufour | 8,997 | 40.86 | +16.91 |
| | Action démocratique | François Corriveau | 7,356 | 33.41 | -14.43 |
| | Liberal | François Désy | 5,215 | 23.69 | -4.52 |
| | Independent | Jean-Pierre Brisson | 449 | 2.04 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,017 | 99.15 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 189 | 0.85 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,206 | 63.07 | +2.66 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 35,210 | – | – |

### Saguenay, 1945 - 2001

Quebec provincial by-election, April 15, 2002 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Action démocratique | François Corriveau | 10,129 | 47.84 | +31.44 |
| | Liberal | Isabelle Melançon | 5,973 | 28.21 | +7.89 |
| | Parti Québécois | Louise Levasseur | 5,070 | 23.95 | -38.69 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,172 | 99.07 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 199 | 0.93 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,371 | 60.41 | -8.06 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 35,378 | – | – |
1998 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Parti Québécois | Gabriel-Yvan Gagnon | 15,419 | 62.64 |
| | Liberal | Paul Fournier | 5,001 | 20.32 |
| | Action démocratique | Armand Maltais | 4,036 | 16.40 |
| | Socialist Democracy | Hélène Lévesque | 159 | 0.65 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,615 | 99.17 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 206 | 0.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,821 | 69.47 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 35,727 | – |
1995 Quebec referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Oui | 23,067 | 73.33 |
| | Non | 8,389 | 26.67 |
1994 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Parti Québécois | Gabriel-Yvan Gagnon | 14,439 | 57.44 |
| | Liberal | Georges-Henri Gagné | 7,435 | 29.58 |
| | Action démocratique | Armand Maltais | 3,264 | 12.98 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,138 | 98.14 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 476 | 1.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,614 | 72.47 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 35,344 | – |
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Non | 18,861 | 71.60 |
| | Oui | 7,482 | 28.40 |
1989 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ghislain Maltais | 9,273 | 43.45 |
| | Parti Québécois | Carol Guay | 8,771 | 41.10 |
| | Green | Denis Hubert | 3,296 | 15.45 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,340 | 97.51 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 545 | 2.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,885 | 64.83 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 33,756 | – |
1985 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ghislain Maltais | 11,270 | 48.36 |
| | Parti Québécois | Pierre Michaud | 11,109 | 47.67 |
| | New Democratic | Jocelyn Toulouse | 516 | 2.21 |
| | Parti indépendantiste | Carol Fiset | 277 | 1.19 |
| | Christian Socialist | Patricia Dufour | 134 | 0.57 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,306 | 98.76 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 293 | 1.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,599 | 66.48 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 35,500 | – |
Quebec provincial by-election, 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ghislain Maltais | 9,375 | 43.33 |
| | Parti Québécois | Johanne Isabel | 6,130 | 28.33 |
| | Independent | Pierre-Willie Maltais | 5,844 | 27.01 |
| | United Social Credit | J. Émilien Martel | 287 | 1.33 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,636 | 98.59 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 309 | 1.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,945 | 62.05 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 35,366 | – |
1981 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Parti Québécois | Lucien Lessard | 17,069 | 66.56 |
| | Liberal | Ghislain Maltais | 8,139 | 31.74 |
| | Union Nationale | Albert N. Martin | 436 | 1.70 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,644 | 99.18 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 212 | 0.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,856 | 75.43 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 34,277 | – |
1980 Quebec referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Oui | 14,032 | 61.91 |
| | Non | 8,634 | 38.09 |
1976 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Parti Québécois | Lucien Lessard | 15,491 | 69.16 |
| | Liberal | Jean-Guy Tremblay | 4,279 | 19.10 |
| | Union Nationale | Réal St-Laurent | 2,074 | 9.17 |
| | Ralliement créditiste | Camille Hélie | 575 | 2.57 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,399 | 97.49 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 576 | 2.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,975 | 78.48 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 29,276 | – |
1973 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Parti Québécois | Lucien Lessard | 10,226 | 51.14 |
| | Liberal | Claude Perrault | 7,933 | 39.67 |
| | Ralliement créditiste | André Fortier | 1,404 | 7.02 |
| | Union Nationale | Gérard Vallée | 327 | 1.64 |
| | Independent | Gaston Michaud | 105 | 0.52 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,995 | 98.76 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 252 | 1.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,247 | 72.20 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 28,044 | – |
1970 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Parti Québécois | Lucien Lessard | 12,392 | 44.77 |
| | Liberal | Pierre-Willie Maltais | 10,144 | 36.65 |
| | Union Nationale | Paul-André Tremblay | 4,007 | 14.48 |
| | Ralliement créditiste | Jean-Nil Jean | 1,138 | 4.11 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,681 | 98.61 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 391 | 1.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,072 | 82.19 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 28,044 | – |
1966 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Pierre-Willie Maltais | 10,737 | 46.43 |
| | Union Nationale | J.-Ernest Bruyére | 9,505 | 41.11 |
| | Ralliement national | Lucien Lessard | 2,444 | 10.57 |
| | Independent | Odias Mimeault | 437 | 1.89 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,123 | 98.20 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 423 | 1.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,546 | 64.33 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 36,600 | – |
Quebec provincial by-election, 1964 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Pierre-Willie Maltais | 11,919 | 59.45 |
| | Union Nationale | J.-Ernest Bruyére | 8,130 | 40.55 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,049 | 97.59 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 495 | 2.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,544 | 60.00 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 34,240 | – |
1962 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Rodrigue Thibault | 12,116 | 57.35 |
| | Union Nationale | Roland Verreault | 9,010 | 42.65 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,126 | 98.42 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 340 | 1.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,466 | 78.97 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 27,181 | – |
1960 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Lucien Bélanger | 10,475 | 59.14 |
| | Union Nationale | Léopold-Jean Cormier | 7,238 | 40.86 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,713 | 97.55 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 444 | 2.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,457 | 75.91 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 22,672 | – |
1956 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Union Nationale | Pierre Ouellet | 10,899 | 58.60 |
| | Liberal | Gérard Lefrançois | 7,701 | 41.40 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,600 | 98.76 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 233 | 1.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,833 | 75.91 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 24,811 | – |
1952 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Union Nationale | Pierre Ouellet | 8,977 | 62.55 |
| | Liberal | Rodrigue Thibault | 4,923 | 34.30 |
| | Independent | Ange Paradis | 452 | 3.15 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 14,352 | 98.63 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 199 | 1.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,551 | 75.34 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 19,315 | – |
1948 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Union Nationale | Pierre Ouellet | 4,726 | 41.11 |
| | Independent UN | Laurent Brisson | 2,713 | 23.60 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Gauthier | 2,519 | 21.91 |
| | Union des électeurs | Ovide Gagnon | 1,274 | 11.08 |
| | Independent | Paul-Émile Therrien | 264 | 2.30 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 11,496 | 98.63 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 160 | 1.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,656 | 75.15 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 15,511 | – |